29 November, 2010

Just a reminder that this week is a busy one for Pie Bird Press, which means lots of opportunities to come out and support local crafters and get started on your holiday gift shopping. I'll be selling my calendars, notebooks, and cards at the following sales:

On Wednesday, December 1, I'll be at the 18 Reasons Holiday Craft Bazaar at 593 Guerrero in San Francisco, from 6-9pm.

On Friday, December 3, I'll be at the opening reception for Holidayland gift sale hosted by Professor Squirrel at the Compound Gallery in Oakland, from 6-10pm. (Please note that this sale goes on until December 19 if you can't make it on Friday!)

On Saturday, December 4, I will be at Noise Pop's Holiday Shop at the Verde Club in SF, from 12-5. Since this is a Noise Pop event, there will be bands playing, too, plus food from La Cocina!

28 November, 2010

This weekend was pretty perfect as far as holidays go. My cousin Matt came into town on Thursday and we took a walk to the little beach at the Albany Bulb, which is just down the street from my house. We caught up and watched Seymour running around in the surf, and got home just in time to meet up with my friend Jessica, who was spending the holiday with us since she couldn't go home to her family. We watched a movie (Yes Man, because my favorite Thanksgiving movie, Home for the Holidays, wouldn't play in my VCR) and Jessica helped me get some cards ready for this week's holiday sales, and then headed over to my parents' house for dinner.

I had baked my (well, Martha's) cranberry merengue pie, and also made cranberry sauce and a creamed chard casserole. My mom made her famous corn pudding, sweet potato casserole, and pumpkin pie, and my dad cooked the turkey (on the barbeque) and stuffing. Since it was just the five of us (plus puppies), we had tons of food and I think it was a really nice meal- very low key.

Friday morning, Matt and I watched Seinfeld reruns on tv and ate leftovers (have I mentioned that the Thanksgiving Sandwich- turkey, stuffing, mayo and cranbery on sourdough toast- accompanied by Mom's corn pudding, and followed by pumpkin pie is my Death Row meal?) before meeting up with my dad for a hike in the hills at Redwood Park. We left the park just as the sun was setting- it was so pretty over the East Ridge!

After our hike, Matt and I had a quick dinner at Burma Superstar and then went into the city to watch a free screening of Vertigo at the Great American Music Hall. It was great to see such a classic San Francisco film in a unique setting, and everyone there was in a great mood and super friendly. We almost didn't go because we were running late, but we got there just in time and I am so glad we did. We ended the night back in my neighborhood with drinks at the Hotsy Totsy Club before crashing.

Saturday morning we had brunch at Camino and then Matt headed back to LA. I went to meet my friend Jenn and her family for a matinee of Burlesque, which was totally ridiculous but very entertaining, and finished my weekend with a lazy work day today.

20 November, 2010

This week got away from me before I could post about last weekend's adventures. Let's see... last Friday my friend Jessica and I went to another amazing dinner at 18 Reasons, cooked by Nicole LoBue with beautiful produce from one of my favorite local farms, Full Belly Farm. It was great to talk to the owners of the farm (we nerded out about growing different varieties of garbanzo beans) and to eat such a lovely meal.

On Saturday night my friend Megan got me on the list to see Dean Wareham at the Fillmore. If you don't know, Dean was the frontman for Galaxie 500, a pretty pivotal indie band in the late '80's/early '90's. I love his music and it was a pleasure to see him perform a set of all Galaxie songs with his amazing wife Britta. I am also a big fan of the Papercuts, who opened, so it was a fantastic show all around!

This week, I went over to my friend Jenn's house to watch The Manitou, a 1978 Tony Curtis film that is best summed up by this trailer:

I also had a very lovely dinner at Plum with my friend Marina, attended a screening of Wheedle's Groove, a documentary about the Seattle funk scene in the 1970's, had tiki drinks at the Forbidden Island and non-tiki drinks at Heaven's Dog, went to dinner at Foreign Cinema, and, most importantly...

18 November, 2010

If you've been hankering for one of our limited edition 2011 Seasonal Produce Calendars, or maybe just some cards, and you live in the Bay Area or Providence, now is your chance to snap one up for yourself or a loved one. Pie Bird Press will be selling goods at several holiday fairs next month, as listed below. If you just can't wait to get your hands on a calendar, they are available at both locations (Ferry Building SF, and 4th Street Berkeley) of The Gardener. If you don't live locally, you can always buy a calendar online in our Felt & Wire shop. But we hope you will come out and visit us at one of these upcoming events!

From November 26- December 31, our calendars and cards will be for sale at Craftland in Providence, RI.

On December 1, we will be at the 18 Reasons Holiday Craft Bazaar at 593 Guerrero in San Francisco, from 6-9pm.

On December 3, we will be at the opening reception for Holidayland gift sale hosted by Professor Squirrel at the Compound Gallery in Oakland, from 6-10pm. Please note that this sale goes on until December 19 if you can't make it on the 3rd!

About Me

My name is Hannah and I own a small letterpress company called Pie Bird Press in Berkeley, California. I love color, food, collecting, and taking photos. Check out what I'm cooking here, and my documentation of sidewalk stamps here.